URBAN WATER USE REDUCTION TARGETS 10% – 35%

The State Water Resources Control Board issued recommendations for meeting the mandate of cutting water use in the state by 25%, dividing communities into four tiers of water use and assigning a targets – from 10% to 35% – for reductions. This plan is meant to recognize communities that have a lower per-capita water usage rate with lower targets.

Of the 400 water agencies in the state, 135 will have to reduce water use by the maximum amount, 35 percent. Eighteen agencies fall in the lowest reduction tier, 10 percent.